And if you want to imagine the future, imagine a boot ... no, imagine a sneaker, laces trailing, kicking a pebble; imagine a stick, to poke at interesting things, and to throw for a dog who may or may not decide to retrieve it; imagine a tuneless whistle, pounding some luckless popular song into insensibility; imagine a figure, half angel, half demon, all human...Slouching hopefully towards Tadfield...... forever.

Title: In the KnowAuthor:kepp0xyRating: GCharacters: Gaius, MerlinWarnings: Character death, future!ficNotes: written for the Gaius ficfest hosted by miniminkie; written for annwnrho's promp "Gaius and Merlin father son stuff"Spoilers: Mention of events in 1.01Summary: Gaius' thoughts on his first and last moments with Merlin.